Five ways to turn household items into wilderness essentials
These tips might not be as valuable as knowing how to build a fire, but they're close. (Matt Whitacre/Unsplash/)This story was originally featured on Field & Stream.Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest—which is certainly the case with this collection of outdoor tricks and gear hacks that readers have sent us over the years. In the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing our “greatest hits” of those reader tips, starting with this list of camping tips. From a toilet-paper protector to a modified mousetrap, these tips are simply brilliant.Make sure your toilet paper stays safe and drySay goodbye to wet, or mice-eaten, TP in the camp outhouse. (Field & Stream/)Two of the most annoying problems at my hunting camp are wet toilet paper and mice getting into toilet paper. But there’s a solution. Cut a long slit in one side of an empty plastic coffee can. Stick a roll of...